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United States Patent | 5,576,032 |
Lupke | November 19, 1996 |
The annular channel elongate nozzle of an extrusion die (10) suitable for use for extrusion into a travelling mold tunnel, has an inner core (16) profiled for attachment to any one of a number of interchangeable end fitting nozzles outlet (100). The profiling takes the form of a step between an upstream portion (22) of the core and a reduced diameter downstream portion (24). Each end fitting outlet has an annular sleeve (34) to fit about the downstream core portion to extend the surface of the upstream portion of the core. The sleeve abuts the step (26) thereby locating the end fitting outlet correctly. No locking means is necessary between the end fitting and the core in the region of the nozzle. Attachment may be effected between them at a location downstream of the point at which extrudate is extruded into the mold tunnel. Hence, attachment is not hampered by the presence of extrudate and the attachment (40, 20, 25) may not interfere with the flow of extrudate.
Inventors: | Lupke; Manfred A. A. (92 Elgin Street, Thornhill, Ontario, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 167943 |
Filed: | January 13, 1994 |
PCT Filed: | May 11, 1992 |
PCT NO: | PCT/CA92/00199 |
371 Date: | January 13, 1994 |
102(e) Date: | January 13, 1994 |
PCT PUB.NO.: | WO92/22417 |
PCT PUB. Date: | December 23, 1992 |
Jun 17, 1991[GB] | 9112997 |
Current U.S. Class: | 425/186; 264/171.12; 264/171.26; 425/191; 425/192R; 425/381; 425/464; 425/466 |
Intern'l Class: | B29C 047/06; B29C 047/26; 464 |
Field of Search: | 425/133.1,466,532,539,326.1,380,396,393,342.1,387.1,388,392,186,191,192 R,381 264/508,515,286,566,568,171.1,171.12,171.26 |
3994646 | Nov., 1976 | Hauck | 425/326. |
4712993 | Dec., 1987 | Lupke | 425/326. |
4770618 | Sep., 1988 | Lupke | 425/326. |
4936768 | Jun., 1990 | Lupke | 425/326. |
5023029 | Jun., 1991 | Lupke | 425/326. |
5123827 | Jun., 1992 | Lupke | 425/133. |
5296188 | Mar., 1994 | Lupke | 425/326. |
Foreign Patent Documents | |||
0368096 | May., 1990 | EP. | |
0381938 | Aug., 1990 | EP. | |
0420019 | Apr., 1991 | EP. | |
2552774 | May., 1977 | DE. |